Flexible urinal



(No Model.)

C; S; MURPHY.

- FLEXIBLE URI-NAL. No. 285,056. Patented Sept. 18, 1883..

W1Ng55|25 I INVE'TUK My R ,jf ZZ QMMOZW aw N PETERS. vwwulho ra hm. Waihinginn. D. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO )ARRIE S. lVLURPHEY, OFDAYTON, OHIO.

FLEXIBLE URINAL.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,056, dated September 18, 1883.

Application filed March 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARRIE S. MURPi-IEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Urinals and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and ex act description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in urinals; and it consists of an ordinary elastic receptacle, to which is attached, at the top, a flexible handle, and to'the mouth of the receptacle is attached a shallow cup with a neck adapted to be closed by a suitable stopple.

The improved urinalis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a side view of the same, the dotted lines showing the outline at a right angle to the view.

A represents the receptacle, made of indiarubber, and is like those in use, with the exception that near the top of the same is attached a flexible handle, D. Within the neck of the receptacle is attached the shallow cup B, which may be constructed of wood or other suitable substance. The orifice in the neck is of uniform diameter, and is therefore readily closed by a suitable stopple. The stopple (3 serves to close the neckof the cup, and thereby retains the contents within the receptacle.

It may be used by both sexes by those confined to bed, and when voiding the urine the recepgarments and use the same in an emergency.

The instrument is well adapted to be carried in a pocket, and for this purpose the clastic receptacle is wrapped about the cup.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The urinal,substantially as set forth, having'a shallow rigid cup with neck for the attachment of the elastic receptacle, and having a flexible handle with one end attached to the neck of said receptacle and the other to the body of the same.

i In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARRIE S. MURPHEY.

\Vitnesses:

B. PIOKERING, SUMNER '1. SMITH. 

